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Ssh! UK libraries worth travelling for
The Week Recommends From architectural delights to a ‘literary oasis’, these are some of the best libraries around the country
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Holbein: ‘a superb and groundbreaking biography’
The Week Recommends Elizabeth Goldring’s ‘definitive account’ brings the German artist ‘vividly to life’
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Best poetry books of 2025
The Week Recommends Magnificent collections from Luke Kennard, Leo Boix and Isabelle Baafi
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‘Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right’ by Laura K. Field and ‘The Dream Factory: London’s First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare’ by Daniel Swift
Feature An insider’s POV on the GOP and the untold story of Shakespeare’s first theater
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Elizabeth Gilbert chooses books about women overcoming difficulty
The Week Recommends The bestselling author shares works by Tove Jansson, Lauren Groff and Rayya Elias
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Storyteller: a ‘fitting tribute’ to Robert Louis Stevenson
The Week Recommends Leo Damrosch’s ‘valuable’ biography of the man behind Treasure Island
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Jane Austen lives on at these timeless hotels
The Week Recommends Here’s where to celebrate the writing legend’s 250th birthday
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‘Mexico: A 500-Year History’ by Paul Gillingham and ‘When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy’ by David Margolick
feature A chronicle of Mexico’s shifts in power and how Sid Caesar shaped the early days of television
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We Did OK, Kid: Anthony Hopkins’ candid memoir is a ‘page-turner’
The Week Recommends The 87-year-old recounts his journey from ‘hopeless’ student to Oscar-winning actor
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The Mushroom Tapes: a compelling deep dive into the trial that gripped Australia
The Week Recommends Acclaimed authors team up for a ‘sensitive and insightful’ examination of what led a seemingly ordinary woman to poison four people
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‘Notes on Being a Man’ by Scott Galloway and ‘Bread of Angels: A Memoir’ by Patti Smith
feature A self-help guide for lonely young men and a new memoir from the godmother of punk
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Nick Clegg picks his favourite books
The Week Recommends The former deputy prime minister shares works by J.M. Coetzee, Marcel Theroux and Conrad Russell
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Motherland: a ‘brilliantly executed’ feminist history of modern Russia
The Week Recommends Moscow-born journalist Julia Ioffe examines the women of her country over the past century
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Dianarama examines the ‘extraordinary scale’ of Bashir’s lies
The Week Recommends Andy Webb’s book is packed with ‘astonishing’ allegations surrounding Princess Diana’s 1995 Panorama interview
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